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Birdathon 2016 Counting Birds BeCause Birds Count!

Registration begins March 15th! In the coming weeks, tens of thousands of shorebirds and Millennial Falcons. Photo by Tinsley Hunsdorfer hundreds of thousands of waterfowl will pass through Malheur. Greater Yellowlegs photo by Candace Larsen oin the Biggest, Baddest Birdathon this side of the way you choose, you’ll be championing the importance of Mississippi—you’ll enjoy our region’s birding hotspots, protecting the species and lands that you love. Malheur: Looking Jlearn from expert birders, AND help raise money to protect birds and habitat across Oregon! Then you’ll invite your friends and family to sponsor your Forward Birdathon efforts with a donation or pledge. We have some by Bob Sallinger, great prizes lined up to reward participants who see the most Now in its 36th year, Birdathon is like a walkathon, but Conservation Director instead of counting miles, we count birds! There are many species, receive the most pledges, raise the most money, take ways to participate. You can register for one of our exciting the best photos, and more. Participants are asked to raise n February 11, the last occupiers of Malheur guided teams, you can assemble your own team of bird a minimum of $35 in pledges National Wildlife Refuge surrendered to federal enthusiasts, or you can Birdathon on your own—whatever unless otherwise indicated. Oauthorities, and the 41-day long, illegal armed occupation of Malheur came to an end. Audubon Society of Portland appreciates law enforcement officials Birdathon 2016 Teams who worked to end the occupation, Malheur Refuge staff Here’s a partial list and a synopsis of Half-Day, Full-Day, and Gonzo Trips (2+ days). who were displaced by this occupation, and the local Visit audubonportland.org for additional trips and more details. community which strongly rejected this occupation. Migration is already underway. By early February, Half-Day Trips: Birdathon Coordinator Mark Fitzsimons will lead you Tundra Swans and Sandhill Cranes were already passing Great Big Sit: April 24 (Sun), 8am–3:30pm and your canoe or kayak on this birding and paddling through the refuge, and tens of thousands of shorebirds The perfect Birdathon experience for beginning birders! adventure. A minimum of $75 in pledges is requested. and hundreds of thousands of waterfowl are not far Phyllis Wolfe, Dena Turner, and Diane Stone welcome you behind. Malheur is one of the most important bird to Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden. Give your legs a The Bountifowls: May 22 (Sun), 9:45am–1pm refuges on the Pacific Flyway, and there is much work to rest, and spend a leisurely morning in your lawn chair; sit back Attention birding foodies! Get a backstage pass to a local be done to prepare the refuge for migration. with your thermos amidst great company, and relax as the premier organic farm: Our Table Cooperative. Enjoy birds come to you. 35–50 species frequent this idyllic setting! special access to hot birding habitats on this 58-acre farm, The armed, illegal occupation of Malheur, which including riparian woodlands and open water. Veteran included threats and intimidation, destruction of Whittemore’s Whatzits: May 8 (Sun) 8am–1pm leader Barb Grover will help birders of all levels spot and public property and natural resources, and interference Beginning Birding and Birding by Ear instructor Laura identify birds. Conclude the morning with a special farm with Native American artifacts, was a criminal Whittemore, and Birdathon Coordinator Mark lunch to celebrate our birding success! A minimum of activity that put the community, the environment, Fitzsimons, guide this Steigerwald Lake NWR trip. $100 in pledges is requested. and irreplaceable cultural artifacts at risk. Audubon Songbirds, raptors, and waterfowl abound—we expect to see urges the federal government to fully prosecute the 50 species among the marshes and mature cottonwoods. Jackson Bottom Ramblers: perpetrators and send a strong message to others who A minimum of $75 in pledges is requested. Date TBD (Sat), 7am–Noon might follow in their footsteps. Join Steve Engel, Hillsboro’s Nature Program Supervisor Millennial Falcons: May 14 (Sat) 8am–Noon and former Portland Audubon staffer, for a morning For Portland Audubon, Malheur is a particularly Calling all young adult birders, photographers, and nature at Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve. Designated an special place. Our 114-year history is intimately lovers ages 21 to 35... Join naturalist Robin Juskowiak and Important Bird Area (IBA,) over 200 species of birds have intertwined with Malheur. In fact, Portland Audubon avid birder Molly Sultany for a causal half-day of birding been identified here, with over 150 expected annually. Bird was created in 1902 in part to advocate for the at Fernhill Wetlands. Explore this 700-acre hotspot for its quiet, open waters, rolling meadows, and upland ash protection of Malheur. It was photographs taken waterfowl, shorebirds, and raptors, and scan the marsh for and fir woodlands. Watch for nesting eagle activity, and see by William Finley, our founder and first president, the elusive Sora, American Bittern, and Virginia Rail. Bird what’s happening at the heron rookery. of Malheur’s vast bird populations and the wanton this Important Birding Area (IBA), then head to nearby slaughter of birds by plume hunters that convinced McMenamins Grand Lodge to debrief over an IPA. A Song in the Morning: Theodore Roosevelt to protect Malheur in 1908. We Date TBD (Wed), 7am–9am have remained actively engaged ever since. NEW TRIP! Ducking Responsibility: Spend the morning with Gerard Lillie, Mt Tabor’s Continued on page 4 May 15 (Sun) 7am–1pm renowned birdsong expert, and work on an impressive list We head deep into the hidden waterways of the Columbia of residents and spring migrants by identifying their songs Slough, then walk trails into some lesser known eastside and calls! Join this special “Birdathon Edition” of Portland Inside this issue wetlands and ponds. We’ll follow “the road less traveled”! Audubon’s spring series of Bird Song Walks. Page 2 ...... From our Executive Director Birdathon Full-Day Trips ...... Nature Nights Audubon Society and more on page 12 of Portland Page 3 ...... Audubon Outings 5151 NW Cornell Road ...... Bird Song Walks Portland, Oregon 97210 Page 4 & 5 ...... Conservation ...... Wildlife Care Center Page 6 & 7 ...... Trips, Tours & Classes Page 8 ...... Field Notes & Volunteers Page 9 ...... Nature Store & Sanctuaries Page 10 ...... Board of Directors Election Page 11 ...... Tributes & Legacy Page 12 ...... Map/Hours/Business Alliance

View this Warbler and many past issues in full color on our website! Go to audubonportland.org/about/ newsletter and enhance your enjoyment of our popular newsletter! FREE EVENT! From our Executive Director Welcome Back Vulture Day On Refuges and Common Ground is coming to Nadaka Nature Park and St. Aidan’s Church! ow that the occupation of As an organization, the Audubon Society of Portland can Malheur National Wildlife be proud of the foresight and commitment our founders Saturday, March 19, 2016 NRefuge has ended, we can showed in protecting Malheur in 1908, as well as our Noon–3pm breathe a collective sigh of relief. continued role in its protection. Further, recent events show The occupiers have gone, and the that the protections established for our natural heritage Nadaka Nature Park and protection and restoration of this are only as strong as the community that protects it. That St. Aidan’s Church globally significant refuge can resume, means we must always be looking forward—a generation 17405 NE Glisan St as can the benefits the land has or more ahead—to ensure that tomorrow’s conservation Portland, OR 97230 provided for centuries to both people movement remains strong and diverse, in every meaning of id you notice you see Nick Hardigg and wildlife. the term. Of particular importance now is our leadership Turkey Vultures in the role in the Outdoor School for All campaign, which would metropolitan area only Relief is especially due to the people of Burns and the Burns introduce every child in Oregon to the outdoors (see D in the spring and summer? Paiute Tribe, many of whom have seen their lives hijacked update, page 4). Our educational programs are as vital a That’s because they migrate to by the armed confrontation. The community had invested program for Oregon’s healthy future as the long record of warmer climates in the winter, years in collaboration with all stakeholders, including conservation victories they’ve inspired. but it’s time to welcome them Portland Audubon, to reach consensus on a healthier future back. We’re lucky to still have for their region. And though $6 million in funding has now We hope you enjoy this issue of the Warbler, and the ways Ruby the Turkey Vulture good populations of Turkey photo by Tom Schmid been promised for the Refuge recovery plan (see story, page our complementary roles of advocate and educator have the Vultures in Oregon. Around the world vultures are facing 1), the damage to families, friendships, and community potential for historic impact: one inspired mind at a time. hazards in the wild and their numbers are dwindling. trust has no price tag. As “Nature’s Recyclers,” they play an important role in reducing disease — and it’s up to us to help save them. Organized opposition to federal management of public lands is of growing concern across the west. It is alarming Welcome Back Vulture Day is filled to consider the outcome if the local community had with fun and educational activities: embraced this takeover, and encouraged even greater • Meet Ruby, Portland Audubon’s Turkey Vulture, participation. Fortunately, a collaborative process up close (along with many of Audubon’s other over many years had resulted in support for the refuge Education Birds) management plan, and quelled the urge to join. Though • Compare your “wingspan” to that of a California consensus is not always possible, Malheur shows that Condor collaboration can be a valuable tool with some unforeseen benefits. There are unsung heroes in these efforts who • Make a crafted vulture and mask worked to avert an even greater disaster for Harney County • Play “Upchuck Chuck!” and the battle over public lands nationwide. • Learn fun vulture facts White-faced Ibis. Photo by Scott Carpenter • Find out the differences between Old and New World vultures Stay current on everything that’s happening with Audubon Society of Portland by subscribing to our email • Discover why vultures are important newsletter, the BirdWord. Visit audubonportland.org and click ‘sign up for e-news.’ Come and help us celebrate the beauty of vultures!

Second Tuesday of the month from September to May. If you have a suggestion for a Nature Night FREE and NATURE NIGHTS presentation, contact Pam Meyers at [email protected] or 503-292-6855 ext.130. open to the public! Malheur National Wildlife Refuge: Freeway and Phantom: Birding I-5 Past, Present, and Future and the Great Gray Owl with Bob Sallinger with Harry Fuller Tuesday, March 8, 7pm Tuesday, April 12 • 7pm Heron Hall Special Location: Montgomery Park Rescheduled after the talk was canceled in December due to heavy rains! Because of the great interest in Malheur, this Nature Night will take place in the lower ballroom at Montgomery Park (2701 NW Vaughn St, American Avocet. Photo by he Great Gray Owl (Strix nebulosa) is a huge owl of the Portland, OR 97210). The venue has ample parking Candace Larson boreal forest and western mountains. It’s the tallest owl and seating as well as access from public transportation. Tin North America yet is rarely seen. Getting a glimpse There will be a small admission charge ($5 suggested or a photo can be a daunting quest for any birder or biologist. donation). Doors open at 6:00 pm. Journalist and expert birder Harry Fuller spent countless hours in the field searching for this elusive owl. ndA while living alheur National Wildlife Refuge is a cherished place in northern California and southern Oregon for many years, Great Gray Owl. Photo for Oregonians, and the recent armed occupation has Harry also became deeply familiar with great birding areas by Harry Fuller Mcreated even broader awareness of these marvelous Bob Sallinger located just minutes from the Interstate Highway 5 (I-5) corridor. lands and the diverse wildlife inhabiting them. Join us for a (submitted photo). special Nature Night on March 8 as Conservation Director Bob Sallinger speaks about Join us for a Nature Night talk and book signing on December 8th Malheur’s rich history, its current status, and the future of the Refuge. as Harry shares his knowledge of both subjects: the Great Gray Owl and birding along I-5. Using photos and colorful stories, Harry Birders and conservationists have long been aware of Malheur National Wildlife Refuge—one will discuss several birding hotspots along I-5 in southern Oregon of the most important bird refuges in the United States. For the Audubon Society of Portland, — all within 20 minutes of a freeway exit. He’ll explore the biology Malheur is a place that is intimately intertwined with our history dating back to our founding and breeding range of the elusive Great Gray Owl in that same in 1902; one of our earliest priorities was convincing President Theodore Roosevelt to area. Harry will share maps of the owl’s true breeding range on the designate Malheur as one of the first national wildlife refuges in the western United States. Harry Fuller Pacific Slope and explore what effects climate change may have on (submitted photo) Today Malheur remains one of Portland Audubon’s top conservation priorities as we work this species. with a broad coalition of stakeholders including the refuge, ranchers, the Burns Paiute, and other conservation organizations to implement some of the most important and collaborative Harry Fuller has been leading birding trips and teaching birding classes on the Pacific Slope restoration projects in the west—work that has continued even during the occupation. for 20 years. A retired TV and Internet journalist, he is the author of two birding books. Freeway Birding (2013) covers the I-5 corridor from Seattle to San Francisco. Great Gray Owl: Come to this special Nature Night where we will discuss Malheur’s fascinating history, its California, Oregon and Washington (2015) contains a summary of what we now know about amazing wildlife, the path forward to ensuring that Malheur is truly protected and restored, this owl — and some of what we don’t know. It includes original, detailed range maps and and building an even stronger movement to defend our public lands. Just over a century over 100 photographs by co-author Peter Thiemann. In addition to being president of ago, Portland Audubon members fought to protect Malheur and get it established as a the Board of Klamath Bird Observatory and co-founder of the Mountain Bird Festival in wildlife refuge; today your voice is every bit as important as we continue to fight to protect Ashland, Oregon, Harry is a trip leader for Partnership for International Birding. He and this incredible place. his wife recently settled in McMinnville.

Conservation Director Bob Sallinger has worked for the Audubon Society of Portland since Both of Harry’s books will be available for sale in the Nature Store, and he will be signing 1992, directing its local, regional, and national conservation policy initiatives. He has been them after the talk. So buy a book, grab a seat, and join us for a fascinating evening! actively involved in Malheur-related issues for many years.

2 MARCH/APRIL 2016 www.audubonportland.org Audubon Outings — Wild in the City and Beyond Bring binoculars and dress for the weather — beginners welcome! = Mostly weekday excursions✍ = Sign-up needed$ = Fee involved

March 5 (Sat), 9am–noonish March 26 (Sat), 9am–11am April 24 (Sun), 8am–11am ✍ Oaks Bottom Wildlife Refuge Brown’s Ferry Park Cooper Mountain: Botany, Birds, Join Patty Newland and Candace Larson for a walk Sarah Swanson and Max Smith will lead a walk to and Butterflies around this SE Portland refuge. We’ll explore wetlands and look for waterbirds, woodpeckers, and songbirds in this Join Bonnie Deneke and Dan van den Broek to observe woodlands, talk about the history of this amazing urban compact Clackamas County park. Dress for weather, all spring flowers, birds, butterflies, and possibly dragonflies. wild space, and look for resident songbirds and wintering ages and experience levels welcome! Meet in the parking Please note that Cooper Mountain has steep terrain. From waterfowl. Meet at the Sellwood Park parking lot on SE 7th area at 9am. Directions: from I-5, take exit 289, follow the north take Murray Blvd south to Weir Rd and turn right at Malden at 9am sharp. Expect to walk 2-3 miles on both SW Nyberg Street east, and turn left onto SW Nyberg Lane. (west). Continue up the hill and turn right and then left on paved and uneven dirt trails. Rain or shine. Suitable for The parking area will be on your left at 5855 SW Nyberg Kemmer Rd. After the four-way stop, continue on Kemmer adults and children over 12. Lane, Tualatin, OR 97062. Road to the top of the hill. The park is on your left at 18892 SW Kemmer Road. Limited to 15 people. Registration March 6 (Sun), 8am–12pm ✍$ April 2 (Sat), 8–11am ✍ required with Bonnie at [email protected]. Rentenaar Road, Sauvie Island Powell Butte Nature Park Join Ron Escano to walk Rentenaar Rd (1.6 miles round Join Ron Escano to explore the unique habitats of Powell May 4 or 5 (Wed or Thurs) ✍ trip) for a waterfowl and winter sparrow adventure. Meet at Butte. We will look for early spring vagrants like Say’s 8:30am–3pm 8am at the Eastside Check Station at the corner of Reeder Phoebe and Townsend’s Solitaire. Park entrance is on Tillamook Bay and Rentenaar Rds. All vehicles will need a Sauvie SE Powell Blvd at 162nd. Meet at 8am in the lot at the Meet Dick Demarest and Ken Chamberlain at 8:30am Island parking permit ($10 at Cracker Barrel store near top of the butte. Bring binoculars, dress for weather. in the Safeway parking lot at 4th St. and Stillwell Ave. the bridge). From the bridge take Sauvie Island Rd north Registration required with Ron (503-771-3454). in Tillamook. We expect to bird from Barview Jetty to 2 miles to Reeder Rd. Turn right on Reeder and continue Bayocean Spit as we look for Wrentit, shorebirds, raptors, 9 miles to Rentenaar Rd and check station on left (allow April 14 (Thurs), 8:30am–11am and early spring migrants. Bring lunch and dress for 25 minutes from bridge). Dress for weather. Registration Steigerwald Lake NWR weather. Due to the popularity of this trip, we now offer required with Ron at 503-771-3454. Join Barbara Allen for a 2-mile walk through this it on two days. Limited to 16 participants per day. spectacular wetland refuge to look for American Bittern, Registration required with Dick Demarest at 503-407- March 24 (Thurs), 8am–10:30am Virginia Rail, Marsh Wren, Purple Martin, migrant 7912 or [email protected]. Tualatin Hills Nature Park songbirds, raptors, and waterfowl. Meet in refuge parking Join Dena Turner and Bonnie Deneke to look and listen lot off SR-14 about 3 miles east of Washougal, WA. May 5 (Thurs), 7:30am–12:30pm ✍$ for songbirds and hawks within the diverse habitats of Questions: Barbara at 970-209-9209. Columbia County Slough this popular Beaverton park. From Portland take Hwy 26 Join Marilyn Abend, Karen Chaivoe, and Dena Turner (Sunset Hwy) west to Murray Rd. exit. Turn left, head south April 20 (Wed), 8am–noon ✍$ for birding in the Columbia County Slough and Water 2 miles on Murray to SW Millikan Way, turn right (west), Sauvie Island (Oak Island) Treatment Plants. We will look for spring migrants who are go 1 mile to Nature Park on right. Meet at the trailhead by Join Karen Chaivoe and Mary Ratcliff to look for early singing and settling into territories. Meet on Sauvie Island the building. Questions: Bonnie at 503-644-7335. spring migrants. We meet on Sauvie Island in the TriMet in the TriMet Park and Ride lot. Please plan to carpool and Park and Ride lot at 8am and carpool from there. Bring drive about 40 miles round trip. A $3 parking fee required March 25 (Fri), 8am–10:30am water and sunscreen and plan to walk 2–3 miles. Scopes for the Port of St. Helens. Limited to 18 participants. Whitaker Ponds Nature Park welcome! Cars going to Oak Island need a Sauvie Island Registration required with Marilyn at abendlaughter@ Join leaders Mary Ratcliff and Dena Turner at this parking permit ($10 at the Cracker Barrel store near the gmail.com or Dena at [email protected]. hidden urban oasis to walk the half-mile loop and observe bridge). Questions: Karen at [email protected] or from docks at the west pond and Whitaker Slough. A 503-241-4750, or Mary at [email protected]. May 6 (Fri), 7am–9:30am variety of spring migrants and waterfowl can be found Limited to 18 participants. Registration required at Cooper Mountain Nature Park here, even a Black Phoebe on occasion. Meet leaders at the tinyurl.com/jvaqe89 Join Sue Carr and Bonnie Deneke to explore the park’s park entrance at 7040 NE 47th Ave, one-quarter mile north forests, oak woodlands, and prairies to find songbirds in of Columbia Blvd. TriMet bus #75 stops at NE 47th and their best breeding plumage. Please note that some trails Columbia. Questions: Mary at [email protected]. are steep. For directions search oregonmetro.gov for Cooper Mountain, or call Sue at 503-313-8086.

Wednesdays April 6, 13, 20, 27 and May 4, 11, 18, 25 Bird Song Walks 2016 Mt. Tabor Park 7 a.m. Mon–Fri, various locations: FREE! Leaders: Gerard Lillie and Tom McNamara From SE Belmont, go south on SE 69th two short blocks, just into the park turn udubon Society of Portland is proud to sponsor the 2016 season of right and drive as far as possible to gate. Park along street. Mt. Tabor Park is weekday-morning Bird Song Walks! From beginners to advanced closed to cars on Wednesdays, so be sure to use this entrance. [TriMet bus #15 Abirders, anyone who is fascinated by the sounds of birds should stops at SE 69th & Yamhill]. Please be aware of bicyclists on Mt Tabor! Make take advantage of these volunteer-guided walks to the metro area’s prime room and share the road! More at portlandoregon.gov/parks. spring migration hotspots. By starting with the earliest trips you can become familiar with the songs of the common resident species and then Thursdays keep pace with the migrants as they arrive. April 7, 14, 21, 28 and May 5, 12, 19, 26 Pittock Mansion Bird Song Walks begin at 7 a.m. No pre-registration required. Leave Leader: Wink Gross whenever you like. Bring binoculars and a field guide, and be sure to dress 3229 NW Pittock Drive, Portland, OR 97210. Follow W Burnside about properly for the weather: Spring mornings can be surprisingly chilly. Lazuli Bunting. Photo by Jim Cruce 1.2 miles west of NW 23rd and turn right onto Barnes Rd. Follow the well-marked signs through the neighborhood for another 0.7 mile to the Try taking the bus if available. Go to trimet.org or call 503-238-RIDE (7433) for route information. For natural park, and meet at the Pittock parking lot. [TriMet bus #20 stop #687 at W history information, maps, and directions for these natural areas, see the latest edition of Wild in the City: Exploring Burnside and NW Barnes is closest stop.] More at pittockmansion.org. the Intertwine, available at Portland Audubon’s Nature Store. Websites are provided here for each locale. Thursdays April 7, 14, 21, 28 Mondays Tuesdays Jackson Bottom Wetlands Education Center April 4, 11, 18, 25 and April 5, 12, 19, 26 and Leader: Steve Engel May 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 May 3, 10, 17, 24, 31 Meet at the Jackson Bottom Wetlands Preserve Education Center Tryon Creek State Park Cooper Mountain Nature Park (2600 SW Hillsboro Highway, Hillsboro, OR 97123). For more information, Leaders: Rick and Stephanie Wagner Leader: Hailey Walls call 503-681-6283 or visit ci.hillsboro.or.us. 11321 SW Terwilliger Blvd, Portland, OR 97219. Please be aware that Cooper Mountain has steep terrain. Fridays Take the Terwilliger Blvd exit off I-5 and head Directions: From Highway 217, take the Scholls Ferry Rd April 1, 8, 15, 22, 29 and May 6, 13, 20, 27 south on Terwilliger Blvd toward Lewis and exit and head west on Scholls Ferry past Murray Blvd. Clark College. Keep on Terwilliger Blvd past At 175th Ave, turn right and go north, uphill, about 1.8 Camassia Preserve the intersections with Taylors Ferry Rd and miles and turn left on Kemmer Rd. The park entrance Leader: Jackie Wilson Boones Ferry Rd. At the traffic circle, continue is on the south side of Kemmer. From the north (Hwy Drive S from Portland on Hwy 43 (SW Macadam Ave) through Lake Oswego past the entrance to Lewis and Clark Northwest 26 or Hwy 10), turn south on 185th (which will become to West Linn — OR drive S from Portland on I-205 to West Linn Exit #8 and School of Law and follow the brown and white Gassner Rd), turn left on 190th Ave and left on Kemmer turn left at end of exit ramp and pass under I-205. Just before the gas station, sign to Tryon Creek State Park. The park is Rd. Cooper Mountain Nature Park is a partnership turn right onto Willamette Falls Dr, go uphill 1 block then left 90 degrees to approximately 1 mile ahead on the right. Meet at between Metro and Tualatin Hills Parks and Recreation follow Willamette Falls Dr. Veer right in 1/4 mile onto Sunset Ave, still going the Nature Center. More at tryonfriends.org. District. More on Cooper Mountain programming at uphill, cross I-205, and immediately turn right on Walnut St. The preserve is at thprd.org. the end of Walnut St. More at nature.org. www.audubonportland.org MARCH/APRIL 2016 3 Conservation Malheur before Dawn Malheur: Looking William Stafford Forward An owl sound wandered along the road with me. I didn’t hear it – I breathed it into my ears. continued from page 1 Little ones at first, the stars retired, leaving In recent years, Malheur has become a place of consensus Polished little circles on the sky for awhile. and collaboration as the refuge has worked with the local community, the Paiute Tribe, conservation groups, Then the sun began to shout from below the horizon. and other stakeholders to develop a long-term plan Throngs of birds campaigned, their music a tent of sound. to protect and restore wildlife habitat both on the From across a pond, out of the mist, refuge and on surrounding ranchlands (http://bit.ly/ One drake made a V and said its name. malheurcollaboration). Portland Audubon founders William Finley and Henry Bohlman driving to Malheur in 1908. The inscription written by Finley on this Some vast animal of air began to rouse photo reads, “A modern prairie schooner used for a 2,000 mile trip in From the reeds and lean outward. This collaborative work has spanned many years and Oregon. Results of this trip created the Malheur Wildlife Reservation.” continued even during the height of the occupation. On Frogs discovered their national anthem again. refuges are national treasures. The illegal occupation of January 31, 2016, the Oregon Watershed Enhancement I didn’t know a ditch could hold so much joy. Board recognized this important collaborative work Malheur drew national and international outrage, and it with a $6 million multiyear grant to support efforts to will continue to be crucial for the public to send a strong So magic a time it was that I was both brave and afraid. restore Malheur Lake and to promote flood irrigation on message about the importance of protecting public lands. Some day like this might save the world. surrounding ranchlands (http://bit.ly/malheurgrant). Portland Audubon’s investment in Malheur has spanned It is this spirit of collaboration that is the real story of more than a century, and we plan to increase that William Stafford, “Malheur before Dawn” from Ask Me: 100 Essential investment in the coming months and years. We received Poems. Copyright © 1982, 2014 by William Stafford and the Estate Malheur and should light the path forward. There will of William Stafford. Used with the permission of The Permissions continue to be disagreement over natural resource issues in tremendous interest from our members and the public Company, Inc. on behalf of Graywolf Press, Minneapolis, Eastern Oregon, but this makes it all the more important during the occupation about how people might support the Minnesota,www.graywolfpress.org. to nurture those places where consensus and collaboration refuge. Portland Audubon had over 800 people sign up for have been established. When we do disagree, we should information about upcoming opportunities to participate do so in a way that is civil and respectful. The best way to in Malheur-related volunteer work parties, birding trips, Thank you to everybody who supported Malheur and repudiate the illegal occupation of Malheur is to continue lectures, and opportunities to advocate in support of Harney County throughout this illegal occupation. We to move forward together in the spirit of collaboration the restoration efforts (http://bit.ly/malheursignup). In look forward to moving forward together in the spirit of while the illegal occupiers sit in prison. the coming weeks, we will be working with the Refuge to collaboration that has been the real story of Malheur in develop and facilitate opportunities for public involvement. recent years. The occupation of Malheur also exposed a broader movement that seeks to eliminated federal ownership of public lands and turn those lands over to private Update: Saving Outdoor School interests. The protection of these public lands is widely by Nick Hardigg, Executive Director and strongly supported by the public—our national parks, national forests, wilderness areas, BLM lands, and wildlife udubon Society of Portland is taking a leadership Portland Audubon serves on the steering committee of role advocating for a statewide ballot measure that the Outdoor School for All PAC board and has already Awould fund Outdoor School for every child. Since pledged $10,000 for the effort. We’re now working with 1957, Oregon has offered the program to inspire youth to volunteers, members, and chapters statewide to collect love and protect nature, but programming has decreased 120,000 signatures by July 7th. We need your help. by more than half as a result of education budget cuts. Our goal is to ensure that every 5th or 6th grader in What you can do: Oregon has the opportunity to spend a full school week in • Stop by our campus to sign the petition! the woods learning about nature. By potentially doubling • Check out our website to find locations and events the number of youth receiving a formative wilderness where we’re gathering signatures. experience, the measure would have historic impact on • Email Micah Meskel ([email protected]) if strengthening future generations of conservationists. you’d like training to join our team of signature gatherers. • Provide essential funding for the effort by donating to Funding would be provided by directing just 4% of the the Outdoor School for All PAC, or make a restricted, more than $500 million raised by the Oregon Lottery to tax-deductible gift to Portland Audubon in support of Photo of a Burrowing Owl taken by Portland Audubon Malheur Outdoor School programs. For more information, follow Outdoor School advocacy. Intern Candace Larson in 2015. Portland Audubon funds a bird the link on our website, www.audubonportland.org, or research position on the refuge every spring. visit www.outdoorschoolforall.org

Fish advisory. Photo Speak Up for a Clean River by Bob Sallinger by Bob Sallinger, Conservation Director

or generations, Portlanders have lived with a toxic would leave 64% of the river contaminated, and the river running through the center of our city. A option that they have indicated they will put forward Fcentury of industrial pollution has left the Willamette in April would leave an astounding 84% of the river from near the confluence with the Columbia all the way contaminated. The EPA is relying primarily on something to the Broadway Bridge—an area covering more than it calls “monitored natural recovery” (MNR), in which 2,000 acres—infused with a witches’ brew of more than contaminated sediments are left in the river to eventually 180 toxic contaminants, including PCBs, DDT, PAHs, and be covered by cleaner sediments from upriver, or be heavy metals. It is so contaminated that a healthy adult is dispersed by river currents. If this sounds like “doing supposed to consume no more than a piece of fish the size nothing,” we would agree. Much of this contamination of a deck of cards from this stretch of river. For pregnant has been in Portland Harbor for decades, and this strategy and nursing mothers, no amount of fish is considered safe. would leave it there for decades to come. Wildlife populations that use this stretch of river—from otters to eagles—have been negatively affected by exposure. Stakeholders who have closely followed the Superfund such as the federal government, US military, city, and Port. In 2000, this 10-mile stretch of river was listed as a Federal Process, such as Portland Audubon, Willamette Riverkeeper, A significant portion of the costs will be borne by insurance Superfund Site—a designation reserved for the most toxic the Yakama Nation, and the Community Advisory Group companies. The costs will also be spread out over 15 to 25 sites in the country. (an advisory group officially sanctioned by the EPAmade up years. Nobody wants to waste money, but we also should of neighborhood reps and other community groups) have not accept a river that does not come close to meeting In April 2016, the Environmental Protection Agency will all told the EPA that its alternatives are inadequate. While safety levels set by the EPA. release a draft Superfund Cleanup Plan. The public will MNR and capping will almost certainly be part of the suite have 60 days to submit comments on this plan. After 16 of strategies employed to clean up Portland Harbor, these It is time to get involved and demand a safe and healthy years of work to characterize the nature and extent of groups want to see far more dredging (removal), where toxic river for people and wildlife. To become an Audubon the contamination, determine its impacts, and develop sediments are taken to appropriate landfills. river activist and find out how you can help influence this cleanup options, this comment period represents the most important decision, contact Micah Meskel at mmeskel@ important opportunity the public will have to influence The EPA has come under tremendous pressure to limit the audubonportland.org. We will be posting information on whether our river is restored to levels considered safe for costs of cleanup from businesses and entities responsible our website and on the joint Portland Audubon-Willamette people and wildlife. for the contamination as well as from some politicians. The Riverkeeper Facebook page, Clean-up the Willamette River cleanup could cost as much as $2 billion, but Superfund Superfund Site. Based on preliminary information released by the EPA, is a “polluter pays” law. Those costs will be distributed it appears that none of the options being considered by among more than 150 responsible parties, including local Sign up to get involved in the Superfund Process at http:// the EPA will be adequate. Even the most aggressive option industries, multinational corporations, and public entities goo.gl/forms/b4R14FTCiQ 4 MARCH/APRIL 2016 www.audubonportland.org Tales from the 90th Annual Portland Christmas Bird Count Candace Larson, CBC Compiler, and Joe Liebezeit, Avian Conservation Program Manager

he 90th annual Portland Christmas Bird Count was pulled off successfully on January 2nd. Over 300 Tintrepid birders participated in this year’s count including 238 field birders and 116 feeder watchers. We give a heartfelt thanks to the outstanding team of Area Say’s Phoebe. Leaders: Colby Neuman, Dan Strong, Lynn Herring, Lori Photo by Scott Hennings, and Eric Scheuering. Together, they organized Carpenter the “flock” of field birders into 34 sectors that blanketed Susan Spencer and her attractive front-yard pollinator the Portland CBC circle on a sunny but frigid day. Photo by garden. Photo © Portland Audubon Ali Berman The Eagle Eye Award, given to the field counter whofinds the Backyard Habitat most unusual bird, was won by Mary Coolidge, who spotted Owls and Brown Creepers. Underrepresented species Certification Program a Say’s Phoebe at St. John’s Prairie. Mary and 10 others included Canvasbacks, Ruddy Ducks, and both kinglet enjoyed good looks at this dapper flycatcher, more ommonlyc species. European Starling and House Sparrow counts Turns 100 in Gresham seen east of the Cascades during spring and summer. This is were also well below average. For a summary of the 90-year and Fairview a first-time find in the 90-year history of the Portland CBC. history of the count, including details of the last 10 years, go to audubonportland.org/local-birding/cbc/90. by Nikkie West, Backyard Habitat All areas contributed exciting species to the count. N/NE Program Manager Portland found both the Say’s Phoebe and an out-of-season The CBC count here in Portland feeds into a dataset Turkey Vulture. Beaverton recorded the day’s only Greater including over 1,000 CBC count circles scattered across ast May, Susan Spencer White-Fronted Geese. Southeast Portland discovered two North America and as far south as Brazil. At 112 years, the became the second Yellow-shafted Flickers. Lake Oswego posted four species CBC is one of the longest running large-scale data sets in LGresham resident of owls including the count’s only Northern Saw-Whet existence. Over 200 studies have been published using CBC to achieve “certification” Owl. NW Portland found four Common Ravens! Feeder data, and findings have been used to inform important through the Backyard Habitat watchers added two more species to the count: Band-tailed management and conservation decisions that have helped Certification Program. Pigeon and Red Crossbill, bringing our species total to 115, us protect birds across their flyways. Today, Susan’s yard is one a respectable showing for the day. of over 100 in outer east county that are enrolled in Thanks to all the field counters and feeder watchers for the program, which we implement in partnership with Both goldeneye species were at all-time highs for the count, making this year’s Portland CBC a resounding success. We Columbia Land Trust. These residents receive bountiful as were Red-breasted Sapsuckers, Hutton’s Vireos, Barred look forward to seeing you again next year! perks like technical assistance, educational resources, and discounts to help create yards where both people and wildlife can thrive.

Following her initial program visit, Susan has Wildlife Care Center been a force of nature. Her front yard is entirely transformed into a pond and raingarden, where she spots salamanders. A pollinator hedge flanks the Help save over 3,000 wild animals sunny property line and features a diversity of native wildflowers boasting blooms for hummingbirds and every year by having a great time bees from early spring through fall. Nesting Violet-Green in nature! Swallows, and over forty other birds, make excellent use of the steeply sloped, remnant riparian forest in back. Our 6th annual Call of the Wild Online Auction runs from February 15th through March 7th and directly supports the Wildlife Care Center. Not only is she enhancing the habitat value of her yard, Susan is an ambassador for change in how we care for You can choose from over 60 once-in-a-lifetime nature- urban lands. Her neighbors watch as she’s outside loving based experiences such as releasing a raptor back into the land, proudly posting signs that designating it a the wild, touring the Oregon Zoo’s California Condor “Certified Backyard Habitat” and a “Pesticide Free Zone.” Recovery Facility, or going on a guided rock climbing Best of all, they have begun asking questions about adventure, just to name a few of the amazing items up for native plants and pesticide alternatives; questions that bidding. lead to sharing information, changing attitudes, and building a new culture around how we steward our Check out our website: portlandaudubon. urban habitats. tofinoauctions.com/callofthewild/ to see the full list.

Join the momentum by enrolling today! Bid early and often to help support all of the amazing Great Horned Owl. www.backyardhabitats.org California Condor © Oregon Zoo work we do in the Wildlife Care Center! Photo by Scott Carpenter

Lacy Campbell enters the Bald Eagle Rescued from Fishing Willamette River to rescue a Bald Eagle and Red-breasted Merganser. Line in the Willamette River Photo by Kathleen Studdert by Ali Berman n February 10, 2016, the Wildlife Care Center received Easy is perhaps an understatement, but thankfully a call from the Portland Harbor Master about a Lacy, who has been at Audubon Society of ORed-breasted Merganser tangled in fishing line in Portland since 2011, has been handling Bald Eagles the Willamette River. Lacy Campbell, our WCC Operations since she was a teenager and was able to make use Manager, and Kathleen Studdert, a volunteer, headed down to of the tools she had at her disposal. the South Waterfront with a small net, box, and towel to cut the bird out of the fishing line and bring it back for assessment. ”She had one leg and one wing that were caught together in the fishing line and that fishing line was However, about halfway down to the location, the Harbor connected to the merganser,” explained Lacy. “The Master called again to tell Lacy that the merganser was no other leg was free. The bird was very alert and very longer the only bird in need of rescue. A Bald Eagle who defensive.” Despite her brief entanglement with the fishing line, an all spotted the stationary duck swooped down to try and make too common hazard for wildlife, the Bald Eagle appeared to the caught bird a meal. In the eagle’s attempt to catch the Lacy was able to use the eagle’s grip on the towel to turn the only have minimal injuries including a slight head trauma duck, she became stuck in that very same fishing line. bird upside down, an unnatural position for this species, which resolved within 24 hours and superficial abrasions. so that she’d be easier to handle. She then took hold of the Remember that small net, towel, and box Lacy brought with other leg as well so she could safely cut the fishing line. After an exam and a day of observation, the eagle was her? Those were perfect for rescuing a large duck, but not at all brought to our flight cage where she showed that she was ideal for capturing an injured twelve pound female Bald Eagle. Once the eagle was free, the volunteer was able to retrieve able to fly. She appears to be a healthy bird in her fourth year. the merganser. Both were brought back to the Wildlife “We arrived and assessed the situation,” recalled Lacy. “We Care Center for assessment and treatment. Sadly, the In February, the WCC had five injured Bald Eagles in its figured out the easiest course of action would be for me to Red-breasted Merganser had to be euthanized due to the care, a record number since the rehabilitation facility was get into the river and remove the eagle first and then get the severity of its injuries. established in the 1930s. By the time you read this, two of merganser out.” them will have been released back into the wild. www.audubonportland.org MARCH/APRIL 2016 5 A portion of your fee is a tax-deductible donation to the Audubon Society of Portland. View more International and Domestic trips at www.audubonportland.org/trips-classes-camps/adult. Educational Trips Portland Audubon’s International Tours now include a Carbon Offset contribution that will go directly for the stewardship of our 150-acre Forest Park Nature Sanctuary. A flat fee of $50 per person is included in the cost of these tours and will be used to maintain our trails, plant trees to These trips are popular. We recommend that you book early. help grow our native canopy, and sustain this special place for future generations. Thank you. Trip deposit required to secure your place on the trip. Portland Audubon tours are a lot of things, but one thing they are not are photographic tours... so please, no lens over 400mm unless approved beforehand by trip leader. Southwest Oregon: Australia! 4 spaces remain! Rogue River & Siskiyou Mountains June 2–5, 2016 November 12–23, 2016 (depart U.S. on Nov. 10 if not on the Tasmania Pre-trip) his trip explores the natural history of the beautiful Rogue River watershed and the Siskiyou Mountains. The Rogue and its tributaries cut through the forested canyons of southwestern eginning in beautiful Queensland, we’ll bird the TOregon, providing glimpses into the region’s geologic history. Farther south, the Siskiyou area surrounding Cairns, the northern coast and Mountains straddle the Oregon-California border, marking a transition between ecoregions to the Atherton Tablelands, regions world-renowned the north and south. On short hikes and easy walks we’ll focus on trees, wildflowers, reptiles and B amphibians, butterflies and other insects, and geology. And as always, we’ll watch for birds! Contact for their avian diversity. We’ll be on the lookout for the Scarlet Honeyeater, Laughing Kookaburra, and Eric Scheuering at [email protected] or 971-222-6119 for more information.. the Lovely Fairy Wren as we traverse the countryside with our local guide. Royal Spoonbills, Black Swans, Leader: Dr. Ivan Phillipsen, Portland Audubon Trip Leader and Great Crested Grebes are a few of the species Fee: $595* members / $695* non-members we’ll look for when we visit the Mareeba Wetlands, and Deposit: $300 required to secure your place we’ll search for the stunning Buff-breasted Paradise Buff-breasted Paradise Kingfisher and massive Australian Bustard in nearby Kingfisher. Photo by forests and scrub. Within the first week, you will have Steve Robertson Malheur Foray June 4–8, 2016 explored the jungles, wetlands, and dry scrublands of this unique region in search of the 150+ birds we hope to see. Along the way, we will do our best to oin us on our annual tour of the Malheur National Wildlife Refuge, a world-class birder’s add Brolga and Sarus Cranes to our list, as well as the elegant Red-tailed paradise located in remote and beautiful SE Oregon. Contact Eric Scheuering at 971-222-6119 Black Cockatoo, and with luck, the very rare Southern Cassowary. Jor [email protected] for more information. But this is more than just a birding trip. We will also spend three days and Leader: Patty Newland, Portland Audubon Trip Leader two nights on the Great Barrier Reef, on a certified, live-aboard dive-boat, Fee: $845* members / $1045* non-members complete with private sleeping berths and a full galley. We will snorkel several Deposit: $400 required to secure your place of the finest reefs (you may scuba dive if desired), whereSea Turtles, Giant Clams, and a myriad of reef fish abound. Northeast Oregon June 12–17, 2016 We’ll also find time to peruse the cosmopolitan town of Cairns, shop for souvenirs in the charming ugged Northeast Oregon is full of scenic beauty with spectacular mountains and gorges village of Kuranda, and see Flying Fox Bats up and is home to many bird species that are easier to find here than anywhere else in the close and personal when we go behind the scenes Rstate. We will explore the rolling hills and grasslands of the Zumwalt Prairie as well as of a local bat rehab center. We’ll end our trip Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area and the nearby Grande Ronde River. Contact Dan van den Broek at Sydney Opera House. [email protected] or 971-222-6105 for more information. with two nights in the beautiful city of Sydney, Photo by Shannon Hobbs where we’ll bird the Botanical Gardens and see the famous Sydney Opera House. We’ll also enrich our Australian experience with a tour of the Australian Leaders: Dan van den Broek, Trip Leader and Educator & Museum, which has fascinating exhibits on both the cultural and natural history Dr. Ivan Phillipsen, Portland Audubon Trip Leader of the land Down Under. This trip is designed to thrill the avid birder and Fee: $995* members / $1195* non-members novice alike. Please contact Steve Robertson at 971-222-6118 or srobertson@ Deposit: $500 required to secure your place audubonportland.org if you have questions or would like to sign up.

Leaders: Steve Robertson, Education Director, and Local Guides Costa Rica September 16–30, 2016 Fee: $3895* members / $4195* non-members Deposit: $2400 required to secure your place osta Rica offers diverse habitats — mountains, cloud forest, rainforest, and mangroves — and we’ll explore them all. We’ll begin in San Jose, and over the following days we Cwill search for Keel-billed Toucan, Blue-crowned Motmot, and American Pygmy Tasmania Pre-trip Kingfisher. In the Caribbean foothills we will look for Violet Sabrewing and Copper-headed November 5–12, 2016 (depart U.S. on Nov. 3) Emeralds on our way to the lowlands. Golden-hooded Tanagers and Masked Tityras will be a highlight at La Selva Biological Station. A boat will take us to the remote village of Tortuguero, asmania is simply enchanting. We’ll fly into Hobart, dine on the where Green Sea Turtles arrive each night to lay eggs. Next is El Copal, rich with tanagers, waterfront, then it’s off to Bruny Island, where, with a little luck, we’ll euphonias, and hummingbirds. Then it’s up to the mountains and cloud forest to search for spot the island’s 12 endemic species of birds, including the Forty- the Resplendent Quetzal, perhaps the most beautiful bird in the world. Our final destination T is the mangroves and lowland rainforest of Carara National Park and the Rio Tarcoles, where spotted Pardalote. We will also witness the charming Little Penguins, “Fairies” as they are called in Tassie, as they come up onto the beach at dusk. we will search for Southern Lapwing, and Scarlet Macaw. Contact Dan van den Broek at We then head north to Mole Creek, a region known as a stronghold for both [email protected] or 971-222-6105 for more information. the Duck-billed Platypus and the Tasmanian Devil. Then it’s up to Cradle Mountain, a World Heritage Area, where you’ll have time to hike and explore Leader: Dan van den Broek, Trip Leader and Educator before we head to Queensland. Please contact Steve Robertson at 971-222- Fee: $3895* members / $4295* non-members 6118 or [email protected] if you have questions. Deposit: $1900 required to secure your place

Leaders: Steve Robertson, Education Director, and Local Guides Oaxaca, Mexico Fee: $1995* members / $2195* non-members Deposit: $1000 required to secure your place December 9–18, 2016 (tentative dates)

axaca straddles the biological border separating the ranges of northern temperate and 2 spaces tropical birds and is home to over 600 species! It is also renowned for its colorful markets, France April 30–May 14, 2016 remain! Ovibrant native cultures, and relaxed, friendly atmosphere. oin us for this tour of charming and picturesque southern France during spring We’ll begin in Oaxaca City, located in a large inter-mountain valley at 5,000 feet; it basks in a balmy migration. We’ll explore the vast wetlands of the Camargue, the oak forests and climate year-round. We’ll search for specialty birds like Berylline and Dusky Hummingbirds, verdant plains of Les Alpilles, the spectacular canyons of the Tarn, and finally the Boucard’s Wren, Red Warbler, and Chestnut-sided Shrike Vireo, and then visit artisan villages J famous for their handwoven textiles. We’ll experience pine/oak forest and humid cloud forest, and we’ll majestic and bird-rich eastern Pyrénées. We’ll conclude in Paris, the City of Lights. Contact Eric Scheuering at 971-222-6119 or [email protected] encounter local species such as Dwarf Jay, Aztec Thrush, and Collared Towhee along the way. for more information. Finally, the trip continues west to the Sierra Madre del Sur, and on to the Pacific coast. We’ll Leaders: Eric Scheuering, Adult Education Programs Manager & watch for species like Collared Forest-Falcon, Orange-fronted Parakeet, Pheasant Cuckoo, Steve Robertson, Education Director Emerald Toucanet, White-throated Magpie-Jay, and Orange-breasted Bunting. Contact Eric Fee: $4375* members / $4675* non-members Scheuering at [email protected] or 971-222-6119 for more information. Deposit: $2200 required to secure your place Leaders: Eric Scheuering, Adult Education Programs Manager & *Fee includes: Ground transportation, double-occupancy lodging, meals except Candace Larson, Portland Audubon Trip Leader dinners, entrance fees for planned activities and the services of your leaders. Tentative Fee: $3195* members / $3495* non-members Deposit: $1500 6 MARCH/APRIL 2016 www.audubonportland.org Choose one of 3 ways to register HOW TO REGISTER for Adult Classes: Adult Classes

1. Register and pay online: Visit class description at www.audubonportland.org/trips-classes-camps/adult and follow registration link. OR: Contact Marissa Duncan via phone or email to be put on the roster. If class has limited enrollment, wait for confirmation and then… 2. Mail in your check: Make payable to Audubon Society of Portland. Include with payment: class name, your name(s) and, if this is your first class with us, your full contact information. 3. Credit card payment: Call Marissa Duncan (971-222-6131) or our Nature Store (503-292-WILD) to pay over phone. We accept VISA, MasterCard, and Discover. Contact Marissa Duncan, Education Program Assistant, at [email protected] or 971-222-6131. Check our website for upcoming classes not listed here! audubonportland.org/trips-classes-camps/adult/classes Waterfowl I.D. for Beginners: The Art of Bird Illustration Mar 2 (Wed), 7pm–9pm: Class in Heron Hall Apr 6, 13, 20 & May 4 (Wed), 6:30–9pm: Class in Warblers & Flycatchers Mar 5 and 12 (Sat), 9am–Noon: Local Field Trips Heron Hall May 6 (Fri), 7pm–9pm: Class in Heron Hall Join Laura Whittemore to learn how to identify some of the In this workshop we’ll celebrate all things related to birds: from May 7 (Sat), 7am–11am: Local Field Trip more common waterfowl species using shape, plumage, habits, nests and feathers, to skeletal and physical features. Stacey This class will focus on two groups notorious for giving and habitat as guides. Experience the satisfaction of mastering “Zebith” Thalden will provide instruction geared to all levels, birdwatchers a stiff neck and bewildered stare: warblers identification of a notoriously difficult family ofirds! b and everyone will receive individual assistance. Specimens, and flycatchers. Local author and guide John Rakestraw magnifiers, and drawing materials will be provided. will show you how to identify these birds by sight and Class with Field Trips, limited to 14 participants: sound as well by as posture and performance. The field trip $55 members / $75 non-members Fee: $95 members / $115 non-members will visit a local migrant hotspot to solidify your new skills. Class-only Option: $14 (includes $15 for supplies) Limited to 12 participants. 10 minimum. Class with Field Trip, limited to 14 participants: $45 Lava Flows and the Missoula members / $60 non-members Floods: Geology of the Columbia Amphibians of the Pacific Class-only Option: $14 Gorge Northwest (Session A): Mar 23 (Wed), 7pm–9pm: Apr 19 (Tues), 7pm–9pm: Class in Heron Hall Nature Journaling: Add birds to Class in Heron Hall Apr 24 (Sun), 8am–4pm: Field Trip your pages! Mar 26 (Sat), 8am–4pm: (transportation provided) May 21 (Sat), 10am–3pm: Class in Heron Hall Field Trip (transportation provided) Over 30 species of frogs and salamanders inhabit the Pacific Explore ways to add birds to your nature journal with Jude -or- Northwest, and Dr. Ivan Phillipsen will introduce you to the Siegel. Easy ways to see and get the essence of that bird! (Session B): Mar 23 (Wed), 7pm–9pm: basics of their fascinating world. On the field trip, we’ll have a A combination of drawing techniques, simple watercolor, Class in Heron Hall fun day searching for amphibians in several natural habitats. and writing, plus other fun ways to create a unique and Mar 27 (Sun), 8am–4pm: Field Trip (transportation provided) interesting journal page! Add to your birding experience Class with Field Trip, limited to 12 participants: The beautiful Columbia River Gorge has been shaped by with a handmade record. No art experience required, just $95 members / $115 non-members (transportation provided) violent natural forces over millions of years. Lava flows, enthusiasm and willingness. Class-only Option: $14 volcanoes, giant floods, and landslides have all played their parts. Join Dr. Ivan Phillipsen to learn about the origins Fee: $45 members / $65 non-members of the cliffs and waterfalls of this awe-inspiring region. Birding By Ear Limited to 16 participants. Laura Whittemore will help you learn to identify birds Class with Field Trip, limited to 12 participants: by their songs! There’s no time like now to begin developing $95 members / $115 non-members (transportation provided) this very enjoyable and important bird watching skill. Three field trips Birding By Ear – Migrant Birds Class-only Option: $14 provide the opportunity for repetition, repetition, repetition! May 11 and 25 (Wed), 7pm–9pm: Fee per session: $100 members / $130 non-members Classes in Heron Hall Each class limited to 14 participants. May 14, 21, 28 (Sat), 7am–10am: Little Brown Birds Local Field Trips Mar 24 (Thur), 7pm–9pm: Class in Heron Hall Mar 26 (Sat), 8am–Noon: Local Field Trip Birding By Ear – Resident Birds (Session A) Birding By Ear – Nesting Birds John Rakestraw will help you learn the field marks and Mar 30 and Apr 20 (Wed), 7pm–9pm: Classes in Heron Hall Apr 3 (Sun), 9 and 23 (Sat), 7am–10am: Local Field Trips June 1 and 15 (Wed), 7pm–9pm: behaviors that make all these little brown birds unique. Classes in Heron Hall Birding By Ear – Resident Birds (Session B) June 4, 11, 18 (Sat), 7am–10am: Class with Field Trips, limited to 14 participants: Apr 7 and 21 (Thur), 7pm–9pm: Classes in Heron Hall Local Field Trips $45 members / $60 non-members Apr 10, 17, 24 (Sun), 7am–10am: Local Field Trips Class-only Option: $14 Spring Break Camps run Spring Break Camp 2016 at Portland Audubon is March 21-25 8:45am–4:15pm Registration for Spring & Summer Camps begins January 14 at 8:00am. To register, go to audubonportland.org for unless otherwise online registration or to download a registration form. Call 971-222-6131 to save a place if you are mailing your form. noted.

MONDAY, MARCH 21 – FRIDAY, MARCH 25 THURSDAY, MARCH 24 FRIDAY, MARCH 25

Tails of the Forest: Newts and Boots Forest Mask-arade Mammals (Mon), Raptors (Tues), Amphibians (Wed), Birds (Thur), Habitats (Fri) 2nd–3rd grade 2nd–3rd grade 1st grade Strap on your mud boots and head Come dressed in your own During this week-long camp, you’ll learn about all the tails of the forest and the animals they belong to. Each day we will focus on a out to one of Portland’s best wetlands camouflage as we investigate how different theme as we tell tales about animals, play animal games, and make art projects inspired by what you learn. We will be sure to in search of salamanders and reptiles. animals hide themselves in the spend lots of time in Audubon’s wildlife sanctuary searching for bushy squirrel tails, slippery newt tails, and spiky woodpecker tails. Springtime is truly amphibian time forest. We’ll learn new skills as we All 5 days: $240 member/ $260 non-member Single days: $60 member/ $70 non-member and we’ll search for egg masses and search our Sanctuary for hidden Pick up/Drop off Location: Audubon pollywogs. We’ll be on the lookout homes of forest creatures. Make for native amphibians throughout the and take home your very own MONDAY, MARCH 21 TUESDAY, MARCH 22 WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23 day and will safely collect, study, and forest mask. release them back to the wild. Fee: $60 member/ The Art of Invisibility Junior Wildlife Vet 101 Wild Art Adventure Fee: $65 mem/ $75 non-mem $70 non-member 2nd–3rd grade 2nd–3rd grade 2nd–3rd grade Pick up/Drop off Location: Pick up/Drop off Location: To ambush, to lie in wait, to surprise, and Join other animal lovers for a day Spend a day exploring the forest, pond, and trails Upper Macleay Park Audubon to hide in plain sight… these will be our devoted to learning about the care surrounding Portland Audubon and let your creativity goals as we use the Audubon Sanctuary of injured and orphaned wildlife. run wild! Come join us while we paint, draw, Coil Basketry Junior Wildlife Vet 102 to focus on the skill of disappearing. We’ll We’ll go behind the scenes of construct, and adventure to our hearts’ content! sneak through the woods trying to stay Audubon’s Wildlife Care Center Fee: $60 member/ $70 non-member 4th–8th grade 4th–8th grade undetected, play games, and follow maps that with wildlife rehabilitators and find Pick up/Drop off Location: Audubon Have you ever wanted to make Join other animal lovers for a lead to delicious bounty. out what this exciting job is all about. Trip Leader: Laura Newton, something beautiful using all-natural day devoted to learning about Fee: $60 member/ $70 non-member Fee: $65 mem/ $75 non-mem Naturalist-Educator materials? Learn to create an elegant the care of injured and orphaned Pick up/Drop off Location: Audubon Pick up/Drop off Location: simple basket from ponderosa wildlife. We’ll go behind the pine needles gathered from the scenes of Audubon’s Wildlife Care Trip Leader: Laura Newton, Audubon Map, Compass & Beyond forest floor! In this ancient art of Center with wildlife rehabilitators Naturalist-Educator 4th–8th grade basket making, pine needles are and find out what this exciting job Birding the Buttes Come spend the day at Portland’s scenic Mt. Tabor Park assembled into bunches and sewn is all about. Surf’s Up 4th–8th grade to learn how to use a topographical map and compass. in spiraling coils that gradually grow Fee: $65 member/ 4th–8th grade Spend a day traveling to many of We’ll discover the hidden art of field navigation as into a unique basket. Spend a day at $75 non-member Join Audubon’s Educators on this day-long our local east side mini-volcanos. we learn how to interpret a topographic map and Portland Audubon’s wildlife sanctuary, Pick up/Drop off Location: exploration of the coast. We’ll discover We’ll grab binoculars and hand how to use a compass. Learn how to read contour adventuring through the forest, playing Upper Macleay Park the awesome animals that live in tidepools, lenses to learn about the geology lines, understand map scale, and orient a map to the games, and of course, creating your explore a few caves, learn some cool geology, of Portland’s volcanic vents, while surrounding landscape. With treasure map in hand, very own basket to take home! and find time to build a sandcastle or two. searching out the birds that call your team will navigate to hidden treasures and clues Fee: $65 mem/ $75 non-mem Note: the camp returns at 5:00 PM. these greenspaces home. on Portland’s only extinct volcano. The search is on! Pick up/Drop off Location: Keeping kids Fee: $65 member/ $75 non-member Fee: $65 mem/ $75 non-mem Fee: $65 member/ $75 non-member Audubon Pick up/Drop off: Upper Macleay Park Pick up/Drop off Location: Pick up/Drop off Location: Upper Macleay Park in touch with Leader: Laura Newton, Leader: Tim Donner, Upper Macleay Park Leader: Tim Donner, Naturalist-Educator nature! Naturalist-Educator Naturalist-Educator www.audubonportland.org MARCH/APRIL 2016 7 Field Notes by Harry Nehls Listen Carefully for Whisper Songs ne morning several years ago a lady brought a Birders observing the healthy male Evening Grosbeak in a bird cage to birds while they sing Othe Wildlife Care Center. She stated she had cared note that they are quiet for the bird for several years but now was moving and could and apparently quite no longer do so. The care center seldom accepts caged content. Perhaps the birds, but one of the staff volunteered to take it. birds are singing such Evening Grosbeak. Photo by Jim Cruce Storytime volunteers Cindy Cleary and Ellen Cantwell perform. Photo by Michael Barton musical songs for their own enjoyment. The captive Evening The bird lived for another couple years before apparently Grosbeak sang its whisper song throughout the year. dying of old age. During its stay, it seldom gave any of the Storytime at Portland loud calls or songs typical of the species. However, it would Ornithologists seldom mention or describe whisper Audubon Returns! regularly relax on its perch, seemingly half asleep, and songs or secondary songs, and often confuse them with sing a quiet, musical, finch-like song completely unlike the “subsongs.” Subsongs are given by young birds and adults fter a little break, our free Saturday storytime regular expected calls. as they tune up prior to the spring singing season. These programs for families with small children tune-up songs are similar to the typical songs and are never return on the first and third Saturdays of Birders in the field often report similar quiet songs from as quiet and musical as the whisper songs. A each month. We feature fun, nature-based children’s other species of birds, usually given while the bird is stories, plus activities for children ages 4–8. Look what perched in a quiet pocket within the tree or bush. The birds While in the field, listen for these low, quiet songs, and we have planned for you! also appear half asleep and very relaxed. The song is so low record what they sound like. Whisper songs are so rarely that the observer must be very close to the bird to hear it. reported that these low songs should be described in detail. On March 5 we explore the magic of bat The songs they sing are unlike their regular calls and songs. Other bird songs not typical of the regular songs should communication with the charming story Nightsong, also be noted. And keep in mind that bird songs have by Ari Berk. Help little bat Chiro see the world and get Birders call these songs “whisper songs,” while more regional dialects and often can be safely back to his mother. Learn how bats use echoes to scientific types call them “secondary songs.” Scientists are traced to certain breeding locations sense the world around them! highly puzzled over why the birds give songs so low that within their range. other birds can’t hear them. They are not territorial or On March 19 we have a fun attraction calls, so what is their value? interactive adventure, Eagle in the Sky, by Ryan Jacobson and David Hemenway. The Sightings book takes you into the life It has been an interesting winter in the Portland area. reported by Sergio Perez December of an eagle chick as it grows: Mountain Chickadees were reported throughout right 26 near Wilsonville. On December Tree Swallow. Photo “Rub your beak. Flap your into spring. There were reports indicating fewer American 22 Jay Withgott and Beverly by Hayley Crews wings. Gobble some fish.” Goldfinches, but some feeders continue to attract good Hallberg spotted two Black-Legged Kittiwakes off numbers. A Common Redpoll visited Kate Lauber’s Broughton Beach in North Portland. On April 2, as part of the Nature Store Optics Fair, we feeders in Southeast Portland during late January and will have a binocular activity for children, plus a chance early February. Individuals occasionally are found among On January 18 Steve Nord noted a male Tufted Duck at to play with magnifying glasses and other optical toys. wintering Pine Siskin flocks. Jackson Bottom Wetlands in Hillsboro. Casey Cunningham spotted it again January 23 along nearby Minter Bridge On April 16 we have a special presentation of Swallows created considerable interest this winter. The Road. Christopher Reidy found another January 23 at the Native American stories and music by local musician Barn Swallows did not stage the mid-winter movement Marine Park in Vancouver. Stephanie Baldridge. Come join us for an hour of they occasionally do, but one was in the Tualatin storytelling with the Native American flute and animal NWR December 13, and Gerry Ellis noted three at the On December 15 Andy Frank reported a Surf Scoter, 100 puppets. Steigerwald NWR January 24. Common Goldeneyes, and 20 Barrow’s Goldeneyes off Hayden Island in North Portland. Craig Tumer noted Programs are held in the interpretive center at On January 18 Steve Nord observed 10 Tree Swallows at a Surf Scoter at the Koll Center Wetlands in Beaverton 12:30pm and again at 1:30pm. No sign-up needed. Hagg Lake south of Forest Grove. Gerry Ellis reported one December 24. On December 17 Mike Boger reported four Questions? Call the Nature Store at (503) 292-9453. January 24 at Steigerwald NWR. Reports from Ridgefield Trumpeter Swans along Anderson Road near Aurora. NWR indicated that a group of Tree Swallows attempted Others were reported in the more expected areas about to overwinter on the refuge. On December 13 a group of 14 Forest Grove and Sauvie Island. were observed. On December 20 the flock was reducedto six, Thank You to: and by January 8 only three remained. There were no further On December 2 Sherry Hagen reported a Chipping Sparrow sightings. The first migrant flocks of Tree Swallows began in Vancouver. Bob Flores and Lyn Topinka photographed • Jim Cruce for 323 professional wildlife photographs of entering southern Oregon about January 30. a Harris’s Sparrow December 31 at Skamania Landing. various sizes On January 8 Lyn Topinka reported a Palm Warbler at • Daniel Deutsch for a Pro-Care 18 CCU incubator for the On January 9 Em Scattaregia observed an unexpected Ridgefield NWR. Randy Hill found it again January 24. Wildlife Care Center female Williamson’s Sapsucker at Mt. Tabor Park in east George Neavoll observed a distinctively plumaged Harlan’s • Ilene Ferrell for 3 boxes of Nitrile exam gloves for the Portland. Even more unexpected was the Red-Flanked Red-Tailed Hawk at Ridgefield Wildlife Care Center Bluetail, an Asian species rarely seen in North America, NWR January 15. • Alan Locklear and Marie Valleroy for a new Panasonic 1250W microwave and fire extinguishers for the Administration Building Volunteer of the Month: Sharon Coggswell • Bill Naito Co. for the generous rental of Montgomery Park for the 2015 Wild Arts Festival by Pam Meyers, Membership Development Manager • Majida Nelson and Mark Hodges for a Bosch Electric ince 2006, Sharon Coggswell has added her special Sharon jumped right in with Vehicle Charger combination of enthusiasm, love of the natural sanctuary tours, volunteered at • Deanna Sawtelle for 750 handmade birthday and thank Sworld, and organizational skills to a plethora of Raptor Road Trip and the Wild Photo by Coggwell Family you cards for the Volunteer program Audubon Society of Portland events. From lending her Arts Festival, and served two terms on the volunteer superb efficiency to donor events, to leading sanctuary council. She has helped with our annual coast overnighter Our Wish List tours as a volunteer naturalist, Sharon has touched many for schoolchildren, and has assisted Don and Portland For Conservation: parts of our organization. To date, she has contributed Audubon staff leaders on several eco-tours. She and Don Recreational Vehicle or Travel Camper in good condition over 1,200 volunteer hours, and she earned the Mamie have continued to take trips as participants. “We love for field work Campbell Award in 2008. Portland Audubon trips!” says Sharon. “I really enjoy Small motor boat and trailer photography, and it’s a good fit with Don’s birding.” 4x8 foot exterior grade plywood Sharon helped the Development team host the Holiday Digital Video Camera Donor Party for the first time five years ago and was Although a return to full-time work has limited her free For Wildlife Care Center: an immediate superstar in that role. Her artistic eye, time, Sharon manages to help with our special events For Sanctuary: Science Diet Kitten Growth good cheer, and love of entertaining were immediately as well as volunteer in her neighborhood with CERT, Loppers Bleach apparent. Thanks to Sharon, our guests feel welcomed the Citizen Emergency Response Teams. “We help Pruning saws Dawn Dishwashing Detergent and well cared for. out with blood drives and public community events, Work gloves Exam gloves (latex or latex-free) and are trained for natural disasters—to help out our Paper lunch bags Sharon became interested in volunteering after she and neighborhoods in case something happens.” Sharon looks Small leather work gloves her husband, Don, took their first Portland Audubon eco- forward to re-retiring in a couple of years and getting back Kevlar animal handling gloves tour to Costa Rica in 2005. Sharon says, “Don is a life-long to volunteering for us “full force” again. If you can donate these items, please first birder, and it was a natural fit for me to get involved. My contact Audubon Society of Portland at job at a local school had ended, so I had plenty of time to Thank you, Sharon, for the force you have been for 503-292-6855 ext.102, Mon–Fri, to arrange a volunteer—and I did!” Portland Audubon. We appreciate all you do! time for delivery/pick-up.

8 MARCH/APRIL 2016 www.audubonportland.org Nature Store Highlights Keep Your Pollinators Happy!

e continue to learn more Native Ideals Seed Celestine Maddy is the editor of the about the important role Farm lifestyle magazine Wilder, focusing on Wof pollinators and other Native Ideals Seeds are grown and creative and survival skills that connect beneficial insects in our yards. Several harvested in western Montana us to the natural world. The lushly new books reveal more insights on using harvesting methods aimed at illustrated A Wilder Life (Artisan, the subject, both for casual gardeners maintaining resiliency and wild traits. $29.95) draws on that experience with a and the dedicated insect enthusiast. Native plants are adapted to thrive in multifaceted seasonal guide full of recipes, The Bees in Your Backyard (Princeton our climate, so they use less water and crafts, and explorations of natural history. University Press, $29.95) by Wilson have a higher survival rate than many and Carril is an accessible introduction traditional landscape plants. They also Nest Boxes to over 4,000 species of native bees, provide superior wildlife habitat and forage for birds and We’ll spare you the birds-and-the-bees talk— with over 900 photographs and lots beneficial insects. all you need to know is that nesting season is of cool behavioral information. upon us. You can provide a perfect baby bird Pollinator Friendly Gardening Connect with the nursery right in your backyard with one of (Voyageur Press, $21.99) by Rhonda Land! the variety of nest boxes carried in the Nature Fleming Hayes focuses on the plants Blaine Wetzel is a chef working on Store. From chickadees all the way up to Wood bees and other pollinators love, and Lummi Island in the Salish Sea, and a Ducks, the nest boxes we carry are meticulously crafted to how to incorporate them into your winner of the James Beard Foundation meet the nesting requirements of each species. Our nest landscaping. Lots of photos and plant Best Chef Northwest award. He’s boxes are durable and come equipped with features for easy lists are included, featuring both native also the author of the stunning new cleaning from season to season. and non-native plant species. Due out cookbook, Sea and Smoke: Flavors from the Untamed in March is a new title from our friends Pacific Northwest (Running Press, $40). Beautiful photos Go For a Hike! at the Xerces Society, Gardening for accompany recipes using ingredients foraged from the sea Here are two suggestions for guides Butterflies (Timber Press, $24.95). and land. to hiking trails close to home. Don We haven’t seen it yet, but it is eagerly Scarmuzzi presents a new guide, aptly anticipated here! called Day Hikes in the Columbia River Gorge (WestWinds Press, $24.99) that gives a comprehensive look at the Gorge Nature Store Optics Fair trails, with lots of info about degrees of difficulty and special features. He includes Saturday, April 2, 10am–3pm FREE some of the more rigorous trails that other with a special 2pm Digiscoping Workshop EVENT! hiking guides leave out, so hardy folks will find some new adventures. We also stock the new Heron Hall Sauvie Island Recreation Guide (Fibonacci Enterprises, $6.95), which is a handy he Nature Store is hosting a free spring Optics Fair, waterproof, tear-proof map and recreation and we’ve invited representatives from all our optics Photo by Jason Gebhart guide to the island. lines: Nikon, Swarovski, Zeiss, Leupold, Opticron, T newest models and the latest features and accessories. Zen-ray, Kowa, Novagrade, and Vortex. We’ve even invited Celestron to stop by with their new Dreamspirit Jewelry Shopping for binoculars or sighting scopes can often Hummingbird scope (almost small enough to hold in the This small local company is located right seem like a daunting task. To make it easy, we are palm of your hand!). in the Columbia River Gorge. Their gathering all the experts and quality lines carried by jewelry offers chic yet playful designs the Nature Store together for one day. You’ll be able At 2pm we’ll set up scopes outside and try all the new cell and vibrant colors in its recycled metals to see and try a huge range of optics and quickly get phone and camera digiscoping adapters. Bring your own and hand-painted accents. Each pendant the answers you need to make a wise decision. See the scope along and we’ll find a compatible adapter! hangs on a 20-inch adjustable chain, and the earring wires are nickel-free. Sanctuaries Happenings 20th Annual Native Plant Sale! by Tom Costello, Director of Operations Come celebrate 20 years of the biggest and best Native answer your questions about native Plant Sale in the Willamette Valley on Saturday and plants, with information specifically Sunday, April 23 and 24, 10am–4pm both days. As geared toward: always, we will close our main parking area to cars and load • Why Native Plants Benefit Habitat it with thousands of beautiful, habitat-enhancing native • How to Design a Native Plant Area plants—over 100 species of native trees, shrubs, herbaceous • Planting and Caring for Native perennials, bulbs, grasses, and vines will be available for sale. Plants

We strive to make our plant sale as user friendly and Come get the big picture on accessible as possible by providing a cadre of native-plant naturescaping, rain gardens, invasive plant removal, and I also firmly believe experts to help you select plants that will suit you and your more. Turn your own yard into a wildlife sanctuary! And if that when talking to property best. you want to learn more and come up with a comprehensive children we should Photos © Portland Audubon plan, the Nature Store stocks a wonderful collection of books not perpetuate the idea that some plants are bad while Longtime volunteer and Sanctuaries Committee member about native plants, wildlife, and naturescaping. Audubon others are good. We cannot perpetuate the idea that ivy Gregg Everhart will once again provide her assiduously staff and volunteers will also be on hand with information on has any conscious ability or intent to harm our forests. I do prepared shopping lists, providing a wealth of information our Backyard Habitat Certification Program. think we need to own up and let our kids and volunteers on all the plants available: typical size, growing conditions, know that ivy is a problem because we (i.e., humans) habitat value, and even the color of the flower and fruit More on the Ivy Dialogue planted it here and let it grow unchecked for the better type. Use this list to find out what will grow in that moist, In the last Warbler I wrote a piece regarding ivy and the part of a century. Removal efforts are our best attempts shady back corner, or which plants will attract butterflies language often used in working with volunteers, especially to correct the mistakes of the past, not an idealized war and hummingbirds. More comprehensive information on youth, on ivy pulls. I received some wonderful feedback on against a malicious plant. individual plants is posted above the plants themselves, the article, both supportive and constructive. Looking back including photographs of the plant in bloom. on the article, I can see how in making my point I created As Richard Louv, Jon Young, and other visionary teachers some confusion and ambiguity. have pointed out, our culture is growingly disconnected As a preview, last year’s shopping lists will be available in from the natural world. It is our responsibility as adults the lobby of the Nature Store in March and April. With a To be clear, I firmly believe that ivy, if left unchecked, who care about the environment to foster a strong nature few exceptions you can expect the same selection of plants interrupts the healthy function of ecosystems and needs connection in our children. I think we create more at this year’s sale. We apologize, but digital copies of the list to be removed if we are to have healthy forest ecosystems problems for ourselves in this task if we start making up are not available. that support high levels of biodiversity. In my nine years at stories of how some plants are bad. Kids will and do see Portland Audubon we have removed over 90% of the ivy in through this, and they lose trust in those who tell these During the sale, Portland Audubon’s Sanctuaries our sanctuaries, and we have seen significant improvements stories. By changing the way we talk about ivy, we can Committee members, in partnership with Oregon State in ecosystem health and wildlife habitat in that time. better foster a nature connection in the children we work University’s Master Gardener Program, will be on hand to with, while still being effective in our removal of ivy. www.audubonportland.org MARCH/APRIL 2016 9 2016 Board of Directors 2016 Board Elections Election Ballot CANDIDATES FOR 2016 BOARD OF DIRECTORS If you are a current Audubon Society of Portland member, you are eligible to vote for our officers and he Audubon Society of Portland is a membership organization governed by a board that is elected by its directors. Individual Members are entitled to one vote membership. Members can vote for their preferred candidates by mailing us the completed ballot form (see below) per candidate. Those with a Family Membership or high- Tor by submitting it in person at our Reception Desk during regular business hours until March 17th. er level are entitled to two votes for each of the can- didates. You must sign your ballot for it to be counted. Statements from candidates are provided below (some edited for brevity). All candidates in this year’s election are running Write-in votes will be disregarded. unopposed. Write-in candidates are not permitted. All candidates were interviewed and thoroughly vetted by the Elections Subcommittee of the Board Affairs Committee. You may contact the Committee by calling our office or sending an email to Members may submit their ballot in person at the [email protected], with “Elections Subcommittee” in the subject heading. Reception Desk, or submit by mail. We must receive your ballot by 6:30 pm on March 17, 2016. Please mail to: BOARD OFFICERS Board Nominations Committee Audubon Society of Portland Dan Rohlf, President (Candidate for reelection) Russell Jones, Treasurer (New Officer) 5151 NW Cornell Rd Dan is on the environmental law faculty at Lewis and Clark Russ spent his career in finance and accounting. Prior Portland, OR 97210 Law School, where he teaches Wildlife Law and other to his retirement, he was the Senior Vice President & classes. He also works on wildlife conservation cases as an CFO of Western Family Foods. His background includes Your Name (please print): attorney with the law school’s domestic environmental law public accounting, financial management consulting, clinic, and has represented Portland Audubon in several and corporate financial management experience. Russ matters. Dan has been a member of the Board of Directors has served on the boards of a number of Portland-area Your Signature: since 2010 and was a Portland Audubon supporter and nonprofit organizations, all of which worked on behalf of volunteer before that date. One of his favorite pastimes youth or the environment. He joined the Portland Audubon is watching birds that visit his home and office feeders. “I Finance Committee in 2014. “I developed a deeper Membership Level: spend as much time in the Oregon outdoors as possible,” appreciation for green space and conservation through my Individual (entitled to one vote per candidate) Dan said, “and I think Portland Audubon is one of the experience on the Portland Parks Foundation Board. I have Family or higher (entitled to two votes per candidate) state’s most effective conservation organizations.” great respect for Portland Audubon’s conservation and education efforts and would like to assist in those efforts.” Anne Sammis, Vice President Board Officers: (Please note: All positions are (Candidate for reelection) Jay Withgott, Secretary running unopposed. Officer roles are for one year.) (Candidate for reelection) A geriatrician and internist with Legacy Health System, President: Dan Rohlf Anne has been a bird and animal watcher for over 30 An author of three leading college and high-school Vice President: Anne Sammis years. She and her husband, Eric, have traveled extensively environmental science textbooks, member of the Oregon Secretary: Jay Withgott with Portland Audubon and enjoyed many of their Bird Records Committee, and a former director of Western Treasurer: Russ Jones education classes. Anne joined the Board because she was Field Ornithologists, Jay also helps to lead the Wild Turkeys Birdathon Team and has co-led one Portland impressed with the organization’s work with education, Board Directors: (Please note: All positions are Audubon ecotour. A lifelong birder, Jay brings writing conservation, and animal care at the Wildlife Care Center. running unopposed. Director terms are for three “I have long admired Portland Audubon, its staff, and its skills, communications and media experience, and field trip years and end in 2019.) volunteers. I am eager to do some work and give back to the leading abilities. “I strongly believe in the organization’s organization.” mission, values, and activities. Portland Audubon is, quite Merril Keane (reelection) simply, an organization in which I feel at home. Moreover, Jennifer Miller (reelection) it’s one that is vitally important, fulfilling many essential Anne Sammis (reelection) Tammy Spencer (reelection) roles in our community.” Adrienne Wolf-Lockett (reelection) Robb Cowie (new member) BOARD DIRECTORS Dan Rohlf (You may vote for as many candidates as you wish. Up to 8 shall be elected.) Anne Sammis Jay Withgott Jennifer Miller (Candidate for reelection) Merril Keane (Candidate for reelection) An Environmental Consultant for more than 20 years, Jennifer Merril is a business attorney with the law firm of Miller has worked on environmental planning, conservation, and Nash LLP, whose practice covers general business restoration efforts throughout Oregon, including Klamath transactions, international business and trade, and Basin. She has a strong background in Ornithology as well as compensation matters. As a lawyer, Merril frequently Northwest and Great Basin wild and urban ecology. “I’m a works with nonprofit organizations and is well acquainted April is National certified Project Management Professional, and my task and with their unique issues. Merril enjoys birding (especially budget management skills will be assets to Portland Audubon. in her backyard) and Portland’s natural areas. A Portland Volunteer Month! For the last 9 years I’ve been part of the illustrious Surly Birders native, she has benefited from Portland Audubon’s work And we wouldn’t be Audubon Birdathon team. I’m eager to be a greater part of Portland since childhood. “Portland Audubon helped shape my Society of Portland without Audubon with its potential to improve our little corner of the appreciation for our birds and wildlife, and I am committed our volunteers! world for future generations.” to doing my best to further the organization’s mission and impact within the community.” Tammy Spencer (Candidate for reelection) ur rich history as one of the most effective conservation organizations in the country is a Tammy Spencer serves as the Senior Director of Marketing Robb Cowie (New Member) history of the hearts, minds, and tenacity of and Communications at Portland State University Foundation. Robb is a lifelong birder and supporter of biodiversity and O volunteers. Founded in 1902 by a group of activists, From her work at PSU and as the former Associate Vice habitat protection. He has more than 15 years of experience Portland Audubon helped enact one of the first President of Marketing and Communications at Pacific leading communications in large public and private national and state laws protecting birds; advocated for University, Tammy brings extensive knowledge and expertise organizations, as well as nonprofits. At the Biodiversity the creation of Oregon’s first national wildlife refuges in marketing and communications strategy development Project, he organized a national poll on Americans’ at Klamath Basin, Three Arch Rocks, and Malheur; and and implementation as well as successful event, volunteer, attitudes toward biodiversity and helped environmental planted our sanctuary on NW Cornell Road with the and fundraising experience. A long-time supporter of groups across the United States develop messages to purchase of 12 acres of former dairy land in 1929. Portland Audubon and passionate about its mission, she is expand support for habitat conservation. Recently, Robb an enthusiastic birder and has a strong interest in protecting has served in senior communications roles at Portland Now with a staff of 35 and a membership of over habitat. As a Board member Tammy looks forward to Public Schools, Cambia Health Solutions, and Multnomah 15,000, we continue to be powered by the hearts, continuing the legacy of her father, Ron Spencer, an active and County. He is currently the communications director for minds, and hard work of volunteers as they administer engaged member of the Board and volunteer for many years. the Oregon Health Authority. “Our forests, waters, and medications to sick and injured animals in the Wildlife species are facing unprecedented threats. At the same time, Care Center, ring up sales in the Nature Store, lead Adrienne Wolf-Lockett our communities are changing and becoming more diverse. children and adults through our sanctuary, introduce (Candidate for reelection) I’m excited to help Audubon speak to the hopes and values visitors to our education birds, participate in citizen Adrienne has served multiple nonconsecutive terms on of a broad range of Oregonians and expand our reach and science projects, help homeowners create native Portland Audubon’s Board and as Vice President and impact.” Secretary. Previously, she served as president of Redwood habitat in their backyards, enter data in numerous Region Audubon and Northcoast Environmental Center in Dan Rohlf (Candidate for reelection) databases, manage our most successful events, and Arcata, CA. Adrienne coordinated two Northern California Please see biography above. provide vision and direction to the organization as Birdathons and participated in numerous Christmas Bird board members—volunteers impact every facet of our Counts. She is a member of the Sanctuaries Committee Anne Sammis (Candidate for reelection) work. In fact, in 2015, over 450 volunteers contributed and volunteers at the Nature Store and annual Swift Please see biography above. 49,604 hours, providing the equivalent of $1,034,243 Watch. Adrienne also served with husband Bob in the US in service, effectively increasing our staff by 23.8 FTE. Peace Corps in Jamaica from 2009 to 2011, and continues Jay Withgott (Candidate for reelection) During this month of appreciation, we want to birding ecotourism projects. “I’m continually impressed Please see biography above. acknowledge our amazing volunteers, who give so by Portland Audubon’s creativity and accomplishments. much of themselves to protect the things we love Our society requires dedicated volunteer efforts to help in here in Oregon. Thank you so much for all you do! carrying out its mission.”

10 MARCH/APRIL 2016 www.audubonportland.org Audubon Society of Portland gratefully Donor Profile acknowledges these special gifts: Miriam and Charlie Rosenthal In Memory They Take a Long-term View Bill Andresevic Mary Hoppes Jacqueline Andresevic James Krzyzewski iriam and Charlie Rosenthal recall Western Donald Chase Carol Karlen wilderness adventures back when there were no Lynn & Donna Dunton Ruby Apsler limits: they could camp, backpack, and climb Marilyn Fairchild M practically anywhere they liked. It was a delightful time, but Roberta Gutknecht Susan Krzyzewski Maxine Knox James Krzyzewski that was 60 years ago when only a few people shared their Tim Lesher passion for wilderness experiences. Still fewer recognized Mary Lundell Joyce & Steve McCormick that there was any damage in roaming freely. Robert & Janis Miller Steve Marsh Helen Parks & The Vahle Judy Stone Roth By the 1970s the Rosenthals saw a change. More people Miriam and Charles Rosenthal. Family Janet Maich Warren & Jan Wass were out hiking and camping, and they quickly came to Photo by Katy Ehrlich Ronald L. Spencer realize the need for trail and campsite restraint. “The way the expertise lent by Portland Audubon’s conservation Kathy Daehler Cheryl Knobeloch Marianne Phillips you observe something will have an impact on it,” says department to resource planning and development Esther Spencer Charlie, an electrical engineer, paraphrasing the Heisenberg processes. “That can have an enormously long-range effect Gilbert Dave Tammy Spencer & Richard O’Connor Principle. To observe nature is to bring change to it. on the community,” he says. The Rosenthals praise efforts “Gilly” DeClue Norma Stubbs of the last few years to reach a broader audience and Lynn Baker & Eve Lonnquist The Rosenthals raised their four children on skiing include non-traditional communities, because those people Polly Stady Kathy Daehler Frank & Joanne Lesage and backpacking adventures, and a healthy respect for brighten Portland’s future long-term. Marianne Phillips Drinda Roth conservation values. Now they visit the sanctuary, enjoy nature Dorothy Franks nights, and shop at the Nature Store; their grandchildren know “All species are tied together: we succeed and fail together,” Steve Rees the education birds and attend education camps. Charlie says. It is with that sense of enlightened self-interest In Honor that the Rosenthals have been regular supporters of Ekkehard & Jean Bohme Laura Jetmalani Charlie, who has volunteered for a number of civic Portland Audubon for more than 20 years. Reinhard Bohme & Asha Jetmalani committees himself, has a particular appreciation for Kathryn Hobbie Franke Muller Winhard Bohme & Suzanne Muller Wendy Sternberg Leadership Giving Circle Reinhard Bohme & Ann Pickar Kathryn Hobbie Ruby Apsler Investing in Oregon’s Environmental Future Lisa Brice & Ginnie Ross Steve Benson Jeanne Beyer any bird and nature lovers join in Audubon Leadership Gift Levels Donna Wiench Robert & Billie Erwin Society of Portland’s mission through an annual Great Blue Heron: $1,000–$2,499 (Leadership level for many years) Carl & Tanya Cecka Carol Shoemaker contribution of $1,000 or more. These leadership Sandra Etlinger M Michael Cecka gifts strengthen our capacity to lead in conservation across Benefits include acknowledgment in our annual Paul Sullivan Oregon, from bird and habitat protection, advocacy, and report and the opportunity to attend exclusive events. Tanya Cecka citizen action, to environmental education for children, Leigh Cecka Ruby Apsler youth, and adults. Peregrine: $2,500–$4,999 (New) Kathryn Ehlers Valorie Thomas Above benefits, plus a personal tour of Margaret Bell Anne Morin We invite you to deepen your investment in Oregon’s Portland Audubon programs and biannual Paul Engelmeyer Dan van den Broek & future, joining others as founding members in our updates from Executive Director Nick Hardigg Christine DeMoll & Bill Eric Scheuering Leadership Giving Circle. As you renew or begin your highlighting the specific impacts of your support. Claire Puchy James Memorial membership with the Audubon Society of Portland, one Osprey: $5,000–9,999 (New) Carol Evans Donna Wiench & of the most effective conservation organizations in the Dan & Judi Guy Michael Wills country, please consider making this special commitment Above benefits, plus invitations to annual Margaret Wills to keep Oregon green and to build a region where people informational events on conservation and Lauren Grube environmental education issues impacting our Margaret Bell Ann Yamane & and wildlife can flourish together. James Leslie region. Tim Irving Nigel Ramoz Leslie Donations at any level may be made in full, or put on monthly Andrea Fouks Eagle: $10,000 (New) or other schedules. Audubon Society of Portland is pleased to Above benefits, plus a meeting with Executive You can honor a special person with a gift to Audubon Society of acknowledge the leadership donors who do so much to ensure Portland. Your gift will help fund a future of inspiring people to love and Director Nick Hardigg to discuss the impacts of the stability and growth of our organization. Donations may protect nature. You can make an Honor or Memorial gift online at www. your support and strategies for the future. audubonportland.org or by calling 971-222-6130. A songbird card also be made anonymously or in honor of others. acknowledging your thoughtful gift will be sent to the honoree or family. For more information about leadership gifts, please contact “We get the satisfaction of seeing the organization’s long- Ann Takamoto, Development Director, at 971-222-6117 or term accomplishments and knowing we were part of that. [email protected]. Members Receive a If this is an organization that embodies your beliefs, please step up with me to support it.” Discount at the —Steve Berliner, Leadership Giving Circle Member Nature Store udubon Society of Portland’s Nature Store is Terra ED Compact Join Our Flock — Become a Member Athe headquarters for naturalists in the Portland-Vancouver metro area. We feature nature our membership dollars support our Conservation, Education, and Wildlife Rehabilitation Programs! books, hiking & field guides, binoculars & spotting Memberships help us protect native birds and their habitats, and come with perks such as discounts on classes, scopes, bird feeders & seed, plus gifts & toys for adults & camps, and trips and in our Nature Store. You can join online at audubonportland.org/support/membership, children, all with a nature theme. Portland Audubon Y in our Nature Store, or send in this handy form. members receive a 10% discount off regular prices! 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Just the right price and Phone ______Card #______size for that extra pair to tuck under your car seat for We will send a card to the new member notifying them Expiration Date: ___ /____ birding emergencies, or into your luggage when your trip of your gift. isn’t all about birding (really?). www.audubonportland.org MARCH/APRIL 2016 11 Birdathon 2016 Continued from cover Full-Day Trips: Mult Madness: May 7 (Sat), 6am–7pm Wink Gross and Andy Frank lead a tour of birding hotspots in Multnomah County. Begin at Vanport Wetlands, then catch the migrant fallout at Mt Tabor. Seek pygmy-owl and solitaire at Larch Mountain, travel all the way to Eagle Creek for dipper, goldeneye, and Harlequin Duck, then finish up at Sauvie Island. Expect 95 to 110 species. This is an Raven Maniacs. Photo by Arlen Snyder intensive trip with a lot of fast-paced walking. Red-breasted Winesuckers: Date TBD, 8am–6pm Put an Owl on It. Photo by Audrey Addison NEW TRIP! Weekday Warblers: (Open to Wildlife Care Center Volunteers only.) Join will take in all that the forests of the Spring Creek area have May 12 (Thu) 6:30am–8:30pm Deanna Sawtelle and Candy Plant as we head out for a to offer, with the hope of spending quality time with Great Join John Rakestraw, author of Birding Oregon, instructor full day of fun and birding. We’ll start the day with some Gray Owls, and any other owl species we can turn up. Leave for Portland Audubon, and birding guide. Cover the northern backyard bird watching and a light breakfast, and then Portland in the wee hours of Saturday and return Sunday Oregon coast from Cannon Beach to Fort Stevens with stops carpool to the coast. night. A minimum of $600 in pledges is requested. at several upland sites. We’ll avoid the weekend crowds as we seek nesting seabirds, migrant shorebirds, and songbirds. The The Joy of Birding: More trips will be available on our website, where you can pace will be brisk, but there is always time to enjoy the birds. A Date TBD (Sat), 6:30am–9:30pm also find out how to create your own team—or just fly solo! To minimum of $50 in pledges is requested. Paul Sullivan leads this sunrise-to-sunset adventure. Visit Mt register and for more information, visit audubonportland.org. Tabor, Sauvie Island, Forest Grove, Killin Wetlands, then on to Soggy Bottom Birders: May 20 (Fri), 9am–4pm the coast before returning in the evening. All levels of expertise Thanks to everyone’s efforts, Birdathon raised over $164,000 Join Portland Audubon Education staffers Ian Abraham, are welcome! You can expect to see about 110 species. last year. We hope you’ll help make Birdathon 2016 another Tim Donner, and Laura Newton for an exclusive tour of fund-raising success as we keep growing and more folks get Greater Columbia River Basin wetlands. Stop at Smith and Gonzo Trips: 2+ days out there and COUNT because BIRDS COUNT! Bybee, Ridgefield NWR, and, if time allows, Steigerwald Cream of the Crop: May 7–8 (Sat–Sun) Lake NWR. This an ideal trip for people of all ages who Join Mariha Kuechmann and Nancy Johnson for this one- Questions? Feel free to contact Mark Fitzsimons, Birdathon appreciate birding in a relaxed and fun atmosphere. and-a-half-day bird quest through the Willamette Valley and Coordinator, at [email protected]. Transportation is provided. A minimum of $50 in out to the coast. Explore at least 10 great birding locations pledges is requested. including Killin Wetland, Jackson Bottom Wetlands, Fernhill Wetlands, Bayocean Dike Road, and Fenk Road, Tillamook, Thank you to our sponsors: Raven Maniacs: May 21 (Sat), 6:30am–6:30pm where we hope to see 100+ species! Stay overnight for rest Join Steve Robertson, Portland Audubon Education and revelry in the town of Neskowin. Breakfast and lodging Director, and Hailey Walls, Oregon Zoo Educator, for are provided. A minimum of $300 in pledges is required. a day of birding from the city to the sea! Visit a dozen birding hotspots from Portland to Tillamook and back, Wild Turkeys: May 13–15 (Fri–Sun) including Fernhill Wetlands and Haystack Rock. We hope Join Mike Houck, Ron Carley, and other notorious to see at least 100 species. Highlights from recent trips birders for the ultimate gonzo Birdathon. A once-in-a- include Acorn Woodpecker, Tufted Puffin, and Harlequin lifetime, desert-to-coast, mountains-to-valleys birding Duck. Transportation is provided. A minimum of $50 in experience will take you from Malheur to the Bend/ pledges is requested. Sisters area and on to Florence, Yachats, and finish in Newport. Celebrate our National Wildlife Refuges with Crow-Magnons: May 22 (Sun) 6:30am–8:30pm a visit to Malheur! It is more important now than ever to Explore the diverse habitats of Wasco County with Eric show our support for the refuge and local community. Jackson Welch Mediation/Arbitration PLLC Scheuering, Portland Audubon Adult Education Programs Transportation and lodging are provided. A minimum of Manager. Search the mouth of the Deschutes River for $700 in pledges is required. Yellow-breasted Chat, Bullock’s Oriole, and others, then BUSINESS ALLIANCE explore the east slopes of Mt Hood for Lewis’s Woodpecker Lager Head Shrikes: and Lark Sparrow. Add some montane species on the loop May 20–22 (Fri–Sun) [Wait List only] Through their business practices and financial Dan van den Broek and Mark Greenfield guide this contributions, the following businesses are helping back to Portland through Pine Grove and Camas Prairie. advance our mission and protect Oregon’s birds, Transportation is provided. A minimum of $50 in 3-day trip to Medford, Klamath Falls, and the Bend/Sisters natural resources, and livability. If you would like to pledges is requested. area. Our focus is on quality, not quantity, but we expect to become a member of the Audubon Society of Portland see 100–150 species. Transportation and lodging provided. Business Alliance, please contact our Development Director at 971-222-6117. Clackamas Creepers: May 28 (Sat), 8am–3pm A minimum of $600 in pledges is required. Bird Clackamas County sites with Portland Audubon educator and long-time local birder Dan van den Broek. NEW TRIP! Owl Be Darned: May 28-29 (Sat-Sun) Check out some of the best Willamette floodplain wetlands Join Hailey Walls, Oregon Zoo Educator, Kayla McCurry, and for Cinnamon Teal, oak woodlands for migrating warblers Christine Jervis for a 2-day trip geared toward women birders. and flycatchers, and the Cascade foothills for bluebird and Spend Saturday in the Willamette Valley looking for warblers solitaire. A minimum of $50 in pledges is requested. and wetland birds, then it’s into the Cascades for woodpeckers. We’ll camp near Sisters and listen for owls. Sunday we search The Murre the Merrier: May 14 (Sat), 7am–8pm for Eastern Oregon specialties, and head home that evening. A [Wait List only] minimum of $200 in pledges is requested. Sarah Swanson and Max Smith, authors of Must-See Birds of the Pacific Northwest, lead this day-long trip beginning NEW TRIP! Put An Owl On It: June 4–5 (Sat-Sun) in Portland for wetland species then head to the coast. A Join Joe Liebezeit, Rhett Wilkins, and Scott Carpenter minimum of $50 in pledges is requested. for a fun-filled journey to the Blue Mountains of Oregon. We

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